Its a good idea to make it a habit to clean at least once a month, just like changing the air filter." 

He also has a nasty habit of just walking into a vacant unit I am working on.  

Many books on how habits are formed or altered (Ex: The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg) discuss how we can use multiple resources to kick ourselves into learning something new and sticking to it.Additionally, I think the term "guru" is warped.

If you do as they say, not only will it secure your being paid for January and February, it will also help you get the unit habitable again for the sale.Instead of a fixed-term lease, you can go month-to-month if you can't get everything in place in time to end the tenancy by the end of February.

I always make a habit (leftover from my broker day) to over disclose vs under disclose.  

I'm curious because they are new tenants, but I don't want this to start becoming a habit.

If the location is habitable by humans, then I'm open to invest.My second filter is that I personally need to be able to visit.That means zero Muslim countries because they don't accept Jews, especially Jews who have an Israeli stamp on their passport.The third filter would be that it must be in an area that I can conduct reasonable amounts of research on from my computer, so if there are no English resources for me to research, then the odds of buying are slim to none.I have properties on both coasts of the US, but nothing international yet.

References are vital.

i found 'begin with the end in mind' (Habit 2) of 7 Habits of Highly effective people, helpful.

One of the promises that we've made our customers (I use "we" a lot when I mean "I" - it's a management training habit that's stuck) is that we won't compete with them for rehab deals.